#forwards

Liberalism, contrary to popular belief, is facing backward in considering the injustice of its ancestors. Conservatism, contrary to popular belief, is facing forward in considering the psychology of its descendants. Definitively, it seems in the modern world that neither side really knows which direction it's facing, and men of the sharpest judgment are simply turned off from picking either of the poisons. ↗

— Criss Jami

#backwards #clever #confusion #conservatism #conservative

I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the past few years I began to say to myself, OK, look, I'm not messing around. This is something I want to attack, instead of thinking, I'll just see what happens with it. ↗

— Christian Bale

#attack #backwards #began #few #forwards

Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards. ↗

— David Soul

#always #been #beginning #door #driving

The Bishop moves diagonally forwards or backwards, to the extent of the Board. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#bishop #board #diagonally #extent #forwards

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World, rather than resolutely forwards. ↗

— Carter Burwell

#bit #fact #forwards #i #like

Now, most dentist's chairs go up and down, don't they? The one I was in went back and forwards. I thought 'This is unusual'. And the dentist said to me 'Mr Vine, get out of the filing cabinet. ↗

— Tim Vine

#cabinet #chairs #dentist #down #filing

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#backwards #forwards #life #lived #must

I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#ancestors #backwards #forwards #had #i

The thing about Vegas is, I don't have to fly anywhere, and that really helps. It means I stay in one place for three weeks at a time instead of flying backwards and forwards. ↗

— Elton John

#anywhere #backwards #fly #flying #forwards

Times have been tough, the economy has been tough. But I want to bring forward a fantastic manifesto for taking the city forwards. ↗

— Boris Johnson

#bring #city #economy #fantastic #forward